Just think about it...

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. day. Out of couriosity I had a long talk with my kids about why we recognize this day as something important, and what they think about it. To my surprise they knew so much more than I could imagine they would have. They all took their turns,Bryce, Hailee, Kaden, and Kaleb, telling me about how they felt about people being judged for the color of their skin, their ability or social status. Bryce impressed me when he began speaking about how Dr. King fought his wars with words, not violence, and how we all have that choice. How we all have a it in us to choose words that can and will make an impact, even if it is not immediate, it will over time. Bryce was using the examples of war. He surprised me when he said, "Mom, why do people kill people? Its not like anyone will remember the good things they did, only the bad things. If everyone would use their voice and words to tell people how things can change and how we can all help, they would be remembered... wouldn't they?" To an extent, my 10 year old, was right. How many people are remembered for fighting in wars? How many people remember the names of those who kill someone to "make peace"? Don't get me wrong, I love my country. I love my freedoms. I love, and am forever greatfull for the military men and women who serve and have given life and limb to protect us and keep us free. But, tell me, how many of those who have given ALL in war are remembered by name and face in history? They are remembered as a number, not a single number, but a mass number... Lost in time and given just a number. It does not seem right. It IS NOT right. Then there is the little voice sitting next to me, the voice of reason and it came form Hailee, my 8 year old little girl. She turned and looked at her big brother and said," Bryce, it might make a change over time, but words dont always win wars, and people sometimes die to make a point," very intuitive i thought, and she continued," war is a way of making the fight make its point. You sometimes have to fight to get where you are wanting to go. Right?" Where in the world do kids find the time to grow up so fast and become so strong in their own words? This is amazing to me. Not wanting to be left out, Kaden and Kaleb put in their opinions. Kaleb sitting across from us all wide eyed and innocent says," Thats what Mrs. Parks did. She heard the voice that told her to fight and she did what she thought was good." Then Kaden interjected defending his brother and sister,"Yeah! She sat in the white man seat and started a war on bus between black and white people. She didnt use words Bryce!"This just blows me away. We sat for a while longer as we all exchanged things that we have learned about people, their character, their goals in life, and how we should encourage the good in everyone. I sit here impressed by the way my children absorbed the information that they gather from books, teachers, family, friends, and anywhere else it seems to fly at them from. When your kids, aged 6, 8 and 10, speak with you about history, war, and why we should remember EVERYONE that makes an impact it makes you feel as if you are on the right track with them. They know that things have changed profusely since slavery, concentration camps, segregation, wars in the past and wars now. But still they try to find the good in each of these situations. They try to find the lesson that history has left. No matter if it was with words, actions or lack there of on any part, our children understand more than what we think they do. Today was a perfect example of that. I am proud of them for recognizing all aspects of the lessons the day brought. I always used to think," Why is it that we Celebrate MLK day? What did he do that was so great? All he did was preach and make a few speaches." Pretty sad it took 4 kids to show me the impact that was made in those words, and how it should make us all think about where we are, how we got to be where we are, and who we should thank for it. Just think about it.....

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

Okay, okay! So i have 1, that's right, 1 follower, and she knows who she is. I guess that could mean a few things: Either she is the only person that actually reads this blog of mine, or there are others that really don't care for me to know that they read this blog of mine. Any way you look at i I should really do this, as in blog, more often. I guess I should take to heart some recent words that I have read, during an online chat session with my one and only "Blog Follower", that said, "At least it is something that I can look back on." So very, very, very true! So, I must say... YAY for the BLOG!

So, now that I am down to actually typing words into a blog page ( that only one person reads), I would like to tell you about a Christmas present that I received this last year, but I have to paint you a story, OF COURSE (that was just for you my one and only BLOGGY FRIEND), with words:

In June of 1998 I set out on an adventure. Most people saying that I was fact crazy, I did it anyway. I set off for Utah, moving away from my home and friends in Oregon, to meet my Fiance whom was being extradited back to Cedar City for some indiscretions he had with the law in his youth. Going against what everyone said, as I normally do, I ended up in a place that seemed to pop up in the scene of a dry church movie that your parents would make you watch when you were little. There was literally a church on every corner, or at least every three to four blocks. All I could think was "WOW!" This place was really a little nation of Mormons and Missionaries. Most of whom are out to convert you in, or cast you out. I had no idea where I was going to fit in. I was now living with a family I had never met until the morning after I arrived. This family happened to be my soon to be in-laws. I awoke to four kids ( Bre, Daniel, Shay, and Bub) giggling as their dog with sewer breath was licking the inside of my drooling mouth as I was attempting to continue sleeping. I wanted to yell "What the F@&$?!?!?!" But something inside me was tugging at my better judgement string and told me to put the breaks on that idea. So I sat up and started spitting and wiping out my mouth, making all four kids burst into gut hurling laughter. That was my family introduction, at least to the kids still living at home with the soon to be mother-in-law and father-in-law ( that's a whole other story though, and telling it would ruin this one).
After a few days i was bursting to get out of the house! I needed to find a job and be on my own. Don't get me wrong, I love the in-laws,but i needed to BREATHE!! After a week or so of putting in applications at every place that looked like they would hire non church going slacker from out of town... obviously WAYYYYYYYYYYYY out of town, I got a call back from Matrixx Marketing (now known as Convergys). YAY!!!! A new start in a place I now called my new home. So I obviously took myself into the interview and made the HR personnel swoon over my etiquette and cunning personality. Alright, alright, it didn't happen that way, but hey... I got the job anyway! WOOO HOOOO!!!!
Okay, so it happens to be my first day and I do not know anyone! UGH!!! I walk into the training room and everyone is talking and joking. I am alone, and trying to find a seat next to someone who doesn't look like they are going to judge me, stare at me, or be rude to me. AHHHH HA! An empty table, and I sit down. But wait, in walks more people and they sit next to me. UGHHHHHHH!!! Of course they start chatting with everyone around them, except me. I thought this was going to suck. Two weeks in Utah and the only people that gave me the time of day was the in-laws and the person that hired me. Man did I feel like a real F-ing winner! Oh well, I was going to make the most of it that I could. So after hours of listening to our trainer ramble on about phone sales, products, open ended questions, staying scripted... BLAH BLAH BLAH... it was time for a break. All I could think was THANK GOD!! Then the dreaded, "When we get back I want you all to get into groups for role playing!" What the F@#$!?!?!?Really? Get into groups? Role playing? I failed to mention earlier that this job was for telemarketing, and you had to learn how to talk to people on the phone. But really? Groups? I wonder who I would get stuck with? I wanted to leave. Instead I headed to the restroom to "escape".
As I sit on toilet peeing, then just sitting because I dreaded going back to training, I hear two girls talking about pregnancy tests and positives and moms that will freak out. (One of said girls is my one and only Blog reader) Hmmmmmm... now that is interesting! I wanted to see who it was and if they were in my training. I step out of the stall and look around. YEP! They were in my training! Not knowing what to say I walk over to wash my hands and I hear, " HI!!!" Ummmmmm, was she talking to me? I looked over to see a HUGE brace filled smile, a friendly face, and an inquisitive girl that introduced herself as Candyce. A little taken aback I replied with, "Hi". From then on a conversation ensued and we all introduced ourselves and went back to training where we decided to pair up and "role play" ( sounds naughty if you didn't know it pertained to vocalization training for telemarketing!)
From that day on Candyce and I were pretty close to inseparable! For some reason, in life we find very few friends that we can say are LIFERS. For what ever reason we found each other that day in training at one of the worst jobs ever. She and I have watched each other grow, change, become Moms and wives, move away and come back, hate and love, giggle and cry, among many other things. There were a few times that we lost touch, sometimes for way to long. No matter how far away from each other we were, or how long we went without talking, we are always drawn back to each other. Its almost like Yin and Yang. You cant have one without the other, they are each others balance. For instance in 2008 we "found" each other again after three years of silence between us ( because I was a moron and being lame). We finally got to see each other December 19, 2008, for a short couple of days. But man did it feel good to see her and give her a HUGE SQUOZE ( our name for a big fat hug). Now it is January 14,2010, and we ha vent seen each other again. We text and chat online every day with a few phone calls mixed in. As much as I love it, it just feels like something is missing. My Hubby, finally attempting to be on the same page as her and I, realized how much her friendship means to me and mine means to her. So, just a few days before Christmas (December 20, 2009)my Hubby told me I was going on a trip. A trip??? To where?? When he told me that I was going to see Candyce I was in shock. I didn't know if he was being truthful so i just stared at him, still in shock. He looked at me and said he was serious. HE IS AWESOME!! That is one of the bestest Christmas presents EVER!! I wanted to keep it as a surprise and just show up on Candyce's door step. My Hubby, Her Hubby, and I had it all planned out. Then New Year's Eve came around. As I was preparing to go out for the night, she sat at home with her girls missing Her Hubby and texting me. Feeling how sad she was I had to do it. I had to tell her! So i sent a picture of part of my flight itinerary to her email. Now, the countdown is on!!! we are both wiggling with excitement over my visit with her! As is gets closer we both decided that the wiggling will turn into flopping and flailing. We only have 10 days, 20 hours and 43 minutes (as of right now) until my flight take off!! I CAN NOT WAIT!!! My Hubby is AWESOME!!! I thank him every day for my Christmas present!
So my point to all of this : NEVER EVER EVER let anything stop you from finding courage to make new moves in your life! You never know who you will meet and what will blossom from it. No matter what, DO NOT let life or differences stand in the way of a real and true friendship because they are very hard to find and are often a once in a lifetime chance. Always put all you can into friendships like the one I happened to find, because sometimes that is all you have and it is all that matters when life drags you down. One last thing... even if people disagree with the people in your life, if you love them hold onto them and never let them slip away! Eventually those people who disagree will realize what you have and come around. Even if they don't... does that really matter?
Thank you Candyce for being my true Bestiest Friend... And thank you Hubby for realizing that!!
ONLY 10 DAYS 20 HOURS AND 35 MINUTES... SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Home Made and Cheap

Yeah, yeah, yeah i know.. it's been a long time since my last post. Things have just been super busy with graduating, keeping up with the kids over summer, starting a new job, and adjusting to life with all the kids in school and having both parents working. WHEW!!!! Anyway, as we all know, or at least most of you, I am a PENNY PINCHER!!! I hate shopping! Yep, i know... weird for a girl ;0) If i do go shopping I refuse to pay full price if I can at all help it. So, I want to help you by giving some of my ideas on how to make HOME MADE beauty products that not only save you a ton on retail products, help you not put additives all over your body, and also gives you a cheap, thought out, personalized edge on gift giving! Which is a super thing during the gift giving time of the year which we are thrust into with empty wallets, drained bank accounts and maxed out credit cards. So, here we go!



Lets start off with a SUGAR SCRUB that makes your skin feel delicious!!



Brown Sugar Body Scrub ( buffer) : for this you will need-

1 Cup of COARSE Brown Sugar ( not the softened stuff!)

1 Cup of plain white granulated Sugar ( for a coarser scrub use SUGAR IN THE RAW)

Oil ~ Light Olive Oil, Grape Seed Oil, or Apricot Oil work best

Essential Oils

Container with a tight lid (ie; small preserving jar, tupper ware or glad ware)



To make: Combine the sugars together and mix well. Add just enough oil to make the sugars moist ( as you would see with other store bought scrubs). Once that is mixed well place 8-10 drops of organic/essential oil* into the mix. ( These can be any scent or mixture of scents, however essential oils can be spendy) Continue to mix well. Store in your container with the tight lid. This will be good for 2-3 months., longer if kept in a dark area.



* If you cannot find essential/ organic oils try this instead: In an airtight container mix your sugars together. Take a few vanilla beans and slice them open. Place the cut beans on top of the sugars and place the lid on. Let this sit for 1-2 weeks. If it sits longer the better it will absorb the vanilla and the better it will smell. This also works with Lavender flours, sage leave, mint leave, rose petals, 100% cocoa, organic vanilla extract, orange zest, lemon zest ( pretty much anything with a rind or petal), even coffee beans or coffee grounds tied in a coffee filter.

Next is a LIP EXFOLIATE

LOL - Not much to it.. just use the above recipe and use only the white granulated sugar and not the rougher sugars. Leaves your lips super soft!!!

Now for Honey Lip Balm!
What you will need:
1 Tbs Vaseline or Petroleum Jelly
1/3 Tsp of Honey
small container with a lid ( check your local beauty supply store!)

Place Vaseline and honey into a microwave safe container and melt them together in the microwave for a few seconds at a time until melted fully. Carefully remove and stir the mixture together. Allow to cool on the counter until it turns solid and put a lid on it. If you want to add color you can use a small scraping of your favorite lipstick, colored bees wax also works well. You can also add a drop or 2 of peppermint oil for mint lip balm. For a healing lip balm a few drops of Tea tree oil, Eucalyptus oil, or Rosemary will do the trick.

Now lets tackle Cuticle Oil

What you will need:
An oil of your choice ( again Olive oil, Grape Seed Oil, Apricot Oil, Jojoba Oil, Pure Vitamin E Oil)
small glass container with a dropper or a plastic container with a well sealing lid ( darker glass and plastic make your oils last longer, if not using the dark container you should store your product in a dark, cool place)
Essential/ Organic Oils or any of the before mentioned (in other recipes) ingredients that can be used for scent

Mix 1/4 cup of the oil of your choice with 1-2 drops of essential/organic oil. Use a clean medicine dropper to place into the bottle, or pour into your container. If you would rather use petals,leaves, rinds, or coffee beans to scent your oils, pour the oil into a container that has a tight lid and add the additive of your choice and let it soak for at least a week.

Now for something that just smells good!
Body Mist

Body Mist ( can also be used as a sheet/pillow case spray, or room mister)
What you will need:
4 oz. Distilled Water
10-12 Drops of your favorite scent or Combination of scents (for this you will need essential oils or organic oils.)

Keep in mind that Peppermint, Lemon, and Eucaplytus are all invigorating, uplifting, energizing scents. Tea Tree, Rosemary, Cedar Wood, Sandal Wood, and Myhr are all neutral woody scents. Lavender when used in the pure state is very calming, making it a perfect choice for a room/ bed time mist on your sheets and pillows. You can find lists online about what scents will have certain effects. I will post more penny pincher ideas soon!!

BOOBS!

Ok, so today i went shopping at the ever so famous, and ever so LARGE, Mall of America. I went just to go Bra Shopping. UGH, UGH, UGH and UGH!! First off i hate shopping. It is a pain in my big lumpy A$$!!! So having this big lumpy A$$ and some big jiggly tata's to go with it, i have to shop a this store called LANE BRYANT. Ok, not so bad, right? WRONG!! Why is it that 90% of the clothes that they have in there look like they were taken right off some 70's style muumuu that the bearded lady from the circus wears?? Half of the crap i wouldn't be caught dead wearing even if i were older than dirt and couldn't see well enough to know better. Seriously! The clothing is supposed to help flatter your curves... not make you look like you are trying to brighten up the outward appearance of a whale by draping it in a God awful parachute!!

Anyway. The real reason i went was to go Bra shopping. Again: UGH, UGH, UGH and UGH!! So i stroll into the store with this half scowl half "if i have to do this, i might as well do it with a smile" look on my face, and of course the most bubbly sales lady comes over to me and asks me if i wanted to be "fitted". Uh, Hello!! Bra Shooping= Getting fitted so your tits don't fall to the floor. So through a gritty forced smile i say YES. Like a pro the lady whips out her handy measuring tape and wraps it around my rib cage and asks me what number i am hoping for. REALLY??? hmmm what number am i hoping for??? Maybe 50! that sounds good. 50 pounds less than what i weight now. So thats what i told her. Of course she giggled thinking that i was just being silly. NO!! I AM SERIOUS!! So she tells me, "I have you measured at a 37 DD" YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I actually went down from a 38 E!!! Yay, shopping trip is becoming positive! So we are walking around the store getting all these "sexy" bras and matching undies that i couldn't wear before (ever), and piling them into a fitting room. One by one it try one what seemed to 48 different bras in the size 37 DD... and i got double bubble tit in EVERY single one of them!! BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Really sucks!!! So i had to try on 637 other bras that were a 37 DDD... and they fit. I guess that is better than wearing a 38 E. SO... i ended up with 2 bras. Thats it.. 2!! They only had 2 styles that fit!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe i should not complain, there was a lady there that needed a 42 G!! No thank you to that!

Just needed to vent about how fun boobs can be... but how much of a pain in the A$$ they are!!

Jello!!!

So it's been a while since I did a BLOGGY, and my besty asked when I was writing again. UGH.. really? I have nothing to write about. Well I do, but I didn't want to get all serious and self centered. So i asked for inspiration. And she says, "write about JELLO!" ( i am laughing my butt off and thinking "I CAN DO THAT!!") and then she text me (and i quote...) ," Cuz Jakayla informed Jadyn that guys junk feels like jello lol"!!!! I lost it! Mind you that Jakayla is 10 and she is telling this to her 7 year old sister Jadyn this. In my mind it's just funny as hell! But that got me thinking, either Jakayla really likes jello and that was the first descriptive that came to her mind, or she really likes jello and wanted to see what else feels like jello as well. :0)

**** AAAAH HAAA!!! LIGHT BULB CAME ON AT THIS POINT!!**** What else feels like JELLO?? It starts out liquid, then slowly becomes a strange goobery substance, and then turns into the coolest science experiment glob of jiggly weirdness EVER!!!! Who ever came up with this is a genius!! It's tasty with fruit in it. It's fun to play with. It makes an awesome noise when you squish it between your teeth. It's AB. FAB. mixed with liquor (mmmm jello shots!). But still... how do you get "JUNK FEELS LIKE JELLO" ???? A few things that i think feel like jello are:

1.) Big boobs in a supportive bra
2.) Hair Gel still in the bottle
3.) Tay's big booty :0)
4.) The "STUFF" that comes out of guys junk... at least when it gets wet and turns into that ewwwy rubber cement feeling ooze ( BLEHHHHHHHHHH!)
4.) Those toys that you can squish on with your hands that have glitter and stuff in them ( hey, i know what i am talking about here ! LOL)
5.) My thighs
6.) Chicken fat that sits in a pan over night
7.) TOFU... YUCK!!

Then **** ANOTHER LIGHT BULB TURNS ON**** I thought: What would JELLO make even better?

1.) Put it in a hot tub and turn it on!!! HAHA YEAH!!!! BLUBBERY JIGGLY FUN THAT TASTES AMAZING!! :0)
2.) Replace the mud in mud wrestling with random flavors of JELLO and jump in :0)
3.) Give it to someone drunk and hand them a really small baby spoon and tell them to eat it, WITHOUT using their fingers
4.) I have always wondered what it would feel like to fill a water bed with Jello and have it set up.... LETS TRY IT!!! I am curious!
5.) ALCOHOL always makes jello better. Maybe they should add it to the stuff they serve in the hospital. I bet more people would eat it!
6.) And obviously it makes little girls minds BETTER!!! HAHA or at least like their Mommy's!!

I LOVE JELLO!!!!!!!! YAY FOR JELLO!!!! JELLO SHOTS...ANYONE... ANYONE...ANYONE???

In 30 years...

I am coming up on my 30th Birthday and i thought it would be interesting to review some of the inventions that have come along and a few other things that i find interesting!

In 1979:
1.) The "Sony Walkman" was invented - it retailed for $200!
2.) The first SNOWBOARD was invented in the U.S.A.
3.) The FIRST Personal Computer
4.) Mouse Traps
5.) Compact Disc
6.)Voice Mail
7.) OF COURSE ME!!!

In 1980:
1.) Fax machines
2.) Domestic Cam Corders
3.) PAC-MAN arcade game
4.) Hapatitis B vaccine
5.) The Sinclair ZX80

In 1981
1.) Osborne 1 - the first Lap Top Computer
2.) Scanning Tunneling Microscope ( STM)
3.) Blood pressure measuring device

In 1982
1.) CD Player
2.) Human Insulin
3.) Articial Heart
4.) Computer Floppy Disks and Drives
5.)Cartilage regeneration

In 1983:
1.) Apple Lisa Computer
2.) Cabbage Patch Kids
3.) Soft Bifocal contact lense
4.) Sony Camcorder
5.) Virtual Reality
6.) Internet- the first TCP/IP network

In 1984:
1.) Motorola DynaTAC 8000X - The first "brick" cell phone. Weighed 2 lbs. and cost $3995
2.)Apple McIntosh
3.) CD-ROM
4.) Litohotripsy - treatment of kidney stones using shock waves

In 1985:
1.) Windows Program invented by Microsoft
2.) DNA fingerprinting
3.) "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other Strangeness" Video Game
4.) Rubber Bands
5.) The Skatebike
6.) Synthetic Skin
7.) Nintendo

In 1986:
1.) Stainless Steel
2.) Wrist Watch
3.) Digital Camera
4.) FOX broadcasting launched
5.) TESLAR Technology

In 1987:
1.) First commercial Stain Removers
2.) Disposable contact lenses
3.) 3-D Video Games
4.) Digital Cell Phones
5.) DLP TV
6.) Digital Light processing

In 1988:
1.) Dopplar Radar
2.) Prozac
3.) Indiglo Nightlight - was used on the Indiglo Watch
4.) RU-484 ( abortion pill)

In 1989:
1.) HDtv
2.) World Wide Web
3.) The "SpreadSheet"
4.) The wheeled Carry On Bag
5.) Artificial Intelligence

In 1990:
1.) K'Nex construction toy
2.) THE SIMPSONS
3.) GPS Satellite Navigation

In 1991:
1.) Air Bag for cars
2.) Genetically Produced Blue Rose
3.) Web Browsers
4.) Bit Torrent Search Engines

In 1992:
1.) Play Station prototype
2.) Download ability
3.) Silent Storm Snowmaker - artificial snow machine
4.) Gluten Free Aroma Dough - Modeling Compound

In 1993:
1.) Spongebob
2.) Foam Fingers
3.) Pentium Processor
4.) The big yellow SMILEY FACE
5.) Dyson Bagless vacuum

In 1994:
1.) HIV Protease Inhibitor
2.) "Surfing the Internet"
3.)Genetically engineered Tomatoes
4.) NETSCAPE navigator launched

In 1995:
1.) Java Computer Language
2.) DVD's
3.)Beanie Babies
4.) Windows '95

In 1996:
1.) Ebay
2.) Ask Jeeves
3.) Cloning of Dolly ( The sheep)
4.) American Pathfinder Missile

In 1997:
1.) Outbreak of the Bird Flu
2.) Internet Explorer Version 4
3.) Mp3 Player
4.)Gas Powered Fuel Cell

In 1998:
1.) Viagra
2.) Disposable Bibs
3.) Self Heating Meals
4.) Hobbs Cat Flap - applies pesticide to a cat as it goes outside to repel fleas and ticks

In 1999:
1.) Tekno Bubbles
2.) SenseCam
3.) BlueTooth
4.) Myspace
5.) Napster

In 2000:
1.) Y2K Bug
2.) Worlds Largest Ferris Wheel In London
3.) European Airbus

In 2001:
1.) Wikipedia Goes online
2.) Windows XP
3.) Apple iPod released
4.) World first birth Control Patch - Ortho Evra

In 2002:
1.) Water Found on Mars
2.) Braille Glove
3.) Virtual Keyboard
4.) Date Rape Drug Spotter

In 2003:
1.) Ice Bike
2.) Infared Fever Screening System
3.) Toyotas Hybrid Car
4.) Optical Camoflauge System
5.) Non-Contact Jacket - elcectro shocks attackers keeping the wearer safe

In 2004:
1.) Translucent Concrete
2.) SonoPrep - delivers medication with out injection through sound waves
3.) Adidas 1 - the thinking shoe
4.) Ka-on - plants that play music

In 2005:
1.) YouTube
2.) Tweel - wagon wheel inspired wheel made of aluminum and polyurethane
3.) iBotic robotic wheel chair and military devices
4.) iCat

In 2006:
1.) Loc8tor - finds lost items within an inch of where they are
2.) Hug Shirt
3.) Floating Bed
4.) Robotic Body Doubles
5.) "Bike Car"

In 2007:
1.) Electro Needle Biomedical Sensor
2.) The iPhone
3.) The Diesel Exhaust Purification System
4.) iHearSafe earbuds
5.) StayAlive - life jacket with pockets that hold life saving tools

In 2008:
1.) iPod TOuch
2.) Macbook
3.) Under the stairs storage - http://www.docstoc.com/docs/433882/Cool-Inventions-of-2008
4.) Apple TamPlayer
5.) Nokia Mobile Smelephone

In 2009:( predictions according to various websights)
1.) Samsung 3-D TV
2.) Apple TV
3.) A bigger version of the iPod touch
4.) More Smart cars run by electricity, solar power, and alternative fuels

Its amazing to see how far technology has come. Now if we as a human race could evolve and make life better together as a world... we might not be so bad off.

Thoughts

So i have been thinking a lot about how my life has turned out so far. A major thought lately has been my husband. I know that most people sit and gripe about how their husband never help out around the house, are always doing their own thing, never stop playing video games, or their "bromance" with their friends seems to be more in depth than the "romance" they should be having within their marriage. I am guilty of doing that very thing. I try so hard to pour all that I have into my marriage that I feel robbed of the basics that I feel are being given to other people. So I have sat back and taken a long look at how things really are.

First of all, my Hubby works extremely hard everyday to make sure that the kids and I have what we need. I know that he wishes he could do more for us, and that he could give us the world on a platter, but that is just not possible. He gives us what we need to get by, and that is more than enough. All that we really need is love and the rest will come by when it's needed. I can't expect more than what he already does because that would not be very fair. Getting up at 3 a.m. every day, working for 10 hours or more, and then expecting him to give, give, give, and work even more... i think he does enough. I admit i do complain about not having enough help around the house. I do everything that a stay at home mom/wife does, but I do it for 7 people while going to school full time, but that is my job.

Secondly, I get upset that I have little to no outside life. My everything revolves around my kids, hubby, home, and school. I suppose that I can blame that on myself. I get angry that Richie is gone EVERY Thursday night, as well as most Friday and Saturday nights with his friend and his brother. I get upset, well actually lets say jealous, because I want to have time with him too, and i hate being stuck at home by myself. In reality, we have no babysitter half the time and its hard to spend alone time. So jealousy does set in and I just have to choke it back and let it go. Aside from wanting to spend time with my Hubby, I would love more than anything to have friends that i could spend time with and do things outside of the house with. I just need a taste of the outside world, and a little bit of time with Richie every now and then.

There are however so many things that I am thankful for. I love the friends that I do have. I love the fact that I have a very supportive husband that would do anything in the world for the kids and I. I do miss having my best friends around and spending time with them, but the fraze "absence makes the heart grow fonder", that really does pertain to friends as well. I am very thankful for, and love my kids. It gets hard at times but they are well worth every bit of stress, time, love and curve ball they throw my way. :0)

I have come to the conclusion that I do make things hard on myself. I do stress over the little things. I do need to learn to let go and take things so seriously. I do need to stop being so jealous over my husbands friends ( the men and women). I need to just enjoy what i have, and the things i get to look forward to.

Yeah... word vomit... and emotional vomit... Fun stuff LOL